Stop Motion: CRAFT SKILLS FOR MODEL ANIMATION

Content: Cover
 Half Title
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 Contents
 Acknowledgments
 Author
 1 Introduction: Playing God
 What is stop motion?
 Nature and caricature
 What this book is for?
 2 Getting Equipped
 What do you need?
 Choosing a camera
 Webcam
 Smartphone or tablet
 Digital single-lens reflex
 Lenses
 Focal length
 Animation software/frame grabbers
 Tripods
 Lighting
 The animator's toolkit
 Recording sound
 Editing
 Glossary
 3 Getting Animated
 Animating familiar objects as a first approach
 Setting up for the first time
 Color correction
 File naming and storage
 Notes on movement. Timing: Single frame or double frame?Squash and stretch
 Air resistance
 The X-sheet
 Planning
 The old ones are the best
 Glossary
 4 Keep it Simple: Developing Your Story
 Idea-script-treatment
 The script
 Find a good editor
 Treatment
 Planning your shots: Basic film grammar/composition of shots
 Aspect ratio
 Plan
 Film grammar
 How to set up your shots and give them continuity?
 Camera angle
 Motivation
 Continuity
 Crossing the line
 Reverse angle shots
 Camera move in a shot (pan, tilt, zoom, track)
 Focus
 Sound
 The storyboard
 Visualization
 Editing: Animatics and story reels. 5 Coat Hangers for Armatures: Making Your Own ModelCharacter design
 Staying upright
 Working with modeling clays
 Making your own puppet
 Simple wire and Plasticine puppet
 Durable clothed puppet
 List of materials used to make this model
 6 Advanced Model Making
 The maquette
 Ball-and-socket armature
 Making your own ball-and-socket armature
 Humanoid joints
 Rigging points
 Replacements and 3D printing
 Replacements
 Rapid prototype or 3D printing
 Mould making: Hard and soft moulds
 The sculpt
 Textures
 Undercuts
 Seams
 Making a hard mould
 Plaster moulds
 Resin moulds. Making a soft mouldSilicone moulds
 Plasticine press moulds
 Casting
 Model making masterclass: ScaryCat Studio and the Duracell bunny
 Glossary of model making materials
 7 Four Walls and a Sky: Sets and Props
 Research the look
 Design and building of sets
 Scale
 The base
 Creating landscapes
 Buildings
 Interior sets
 Practical lights
 Exterior sets
 Forced perspective
 Making props
 Rigging
 Glossary of materials for sets
 8 Sound Advice: The Voice Track
 Pre-production
 Recording dialog
 Voice techniques
 Recording
 Sound breakdown
 Lip sync. A rough guide to mouth shapes: Look in the mirrorMusic and effects copyright
 9 The Mechanics of Movement
 Studies from observation
 Using live reference
 The invaluable muybridge
 Posing the model
 Balance
 Line of action
 Timing
 Weight
 Lifting a heavy box
 Creating a sense of weight
 Anticipation, action, and reaction
 Hands and feet
 Follow-through
 Snap
 Breaking up the movement
 Walking and running
 Rigging
 Relaxed walk: 16 Frames
 Fast walk: 8-12 Frames (one full step)
 Run: Six frames (four steps per second)
 The illusion of speed
 Animal and bird movement
 Four-legged animals.